U.S. President Joe Biden has told Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky
that a $61 billion military aid package will be released
to Kiev as soon as it's approved by the Senate.
In a phone call the day after the package was
approved by the House of Representatives,
Biden assured Zelensky that U.S.
economic assistance would help maintain financial stability and rebuild critical
infrastructure.
Zelensky, who was meeting members of Congress in the capital
Kiev,
called the bill historic.
We spoke about that how we can rush after the
decision in getting package of military support that is crucial
for our soldiers on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, EU foreign and defense ministers meeting in Luxembourg agreed
that Ukraine needs better air defenses but stopped short of
committing to giving patriots systems to the country.
Representatives said they prefer to focus on the money they're
spending to assist Ukraine.
Hello, good afternoon. I'm sorry,
but they don't have patriots here in Brussels.
The patriots are in the capital and it's up to
them to take the decisions.
I want to insist that a launch without interceptor is
useless and certainly intercepted with our lunches and also useless.
So we need both things.
So far, only Germany has given a single Patriot missile
battery to Ukraine,
something the country says it desperately needs to help fend
off Russian airstrikes.